Decorative Persian Cat and Kittens Oil Painting Agnes Augusta Talboys

Decorative Persian Cat and Kittens Oil Painting Agnes Augusta Talboys

Large Signed British Feline Interior with Floral Teapot and Wicker Basket, Circa 1910–1920

Highlights

• Decorative British animal painting
• Agnes Augusta Talboys RWA
• Circa 1910–1920
• Oil on canvas
• Six Persian cats and kittens
• Signed lower left
• Further inscription/signature verso
• Floral porcelain and wicker basket
• Winsor & Newton London canvas
• Auction provenance
• Newly framed for display

Description

A wonderfully decorative early 20th-century interior painting centred upon six mischievous Persian cats.

The animals occupy a richly coloured green tabletop. Grey kittens play inside a wicker basket at the left, two white cats command the centre, and another grey Persian appears from behind the floral teapot.

The composition has a particularly attractive rhythm, with alternating grey and white coats creating movement across the broad canvas.

Talboys combines carefully observed feline character with the visual richness of textiles, porcelain and basketware.

Decorative Character

At 89.5 cm wide in its frame, the painting has sufficient scale to act as a focal artwork while remaining suitable for domestic display.

Its muted historic palette and gilt frame lend themselves particularly well to traditional English, country house, maximalist and collected interiors.

Artist

Agnes Augusta Talboys RWA became known for her paintings of cats and kittens.

Her documented oeuvre includes Persian subjects and elaborate feline groups in domestic settings.

Date

Circa 1910–1920, assigned on stylistic and comparative grounds.

Signature

Signed lower left “A. Augusta Talboys. R.W.A.”

Further artist inscription or signature verso.

Provenance

Private collection.

Clevedon Salerooms, Bristol, Interiors Sale, 9 January 2025, Lot 556.

Acquired from the above sale by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®.

Curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®.

Dimensions

Framed: 64 cm H x 89.5 cm W x 4 cm D.

Canvas: 46.5 cm H x 73 cm W.

Condition

Fine used condition consistent with age. Apparently unlined canvas displaying age-related staining and foxing verso. Craquelure is present to the painted surface, together with apparent historic intervention in portions of the background.

Recently fitted Larson Juhl LJS Prague decorative gilt wood frame.

Shipping

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Attribution and Research

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